RE: Let's talk about voting bots
trending page is dominated by things that most people probably don't care to read.
One of the disadvantages that I can truly understand and relate to.
However, I believe this is not a mainstream social media platform where only catchy videos and glittering glamour are seen and liked, although a lot of garbage gets viewed on a daily basis.
I don't know how I will ever be able to steer my kids away from the trend of watching these stupid, utter garbage reels.
In my eyes, Steemit is kind of a sophisticated literary medium with a quest for reading quality content in the form of entertainment. So, it's a mix of content and sophisticated technology. No matter how much we dislike the use of bots and automation, I think it's embedded deep in the matrix of this medium and maybe the fuel for keeping this engine running.
As I compare other social media platforms with Steemit, it may take a good 2-3 minutes to read and understand this post of mine, whereas you can scroll through those reels and photos in maybe 10-15 seconds or even less on the other platforms. So yes, I think automation in some areas is inevitable if not required in terms of time saving.
Having said that, I'm really confident that good content will shine on its own! Automation or no automation...
I think this is true, too. People on other platforms put in months and years of hard work building their audience and sharing their own content before they eventually hit the monetization tier (and how many burn out and give up before getting monetized?). Steem actually has a lower barrier to entry than most other platforms. If someone produces good content and does the same legwork that content producers do on other sites, I'm also confident that their content will stand out.
It's easy to lose sight of that, so thank you for raising that point.
True, very true
Have you ever observed there are sometimes purchased comments and likes under the quick popularity videos/content? The life of such content is really short-lived. It eventually fades away after a burst of energy. In contrast, valued content, no matter how slow the progress, continues to live a long life.
This is an off topic debate from your very technical blog ;)
Apologies for steering away from the main agenda!
I never noticed that. I do know that there are markets out there where people can buy followers, though.